Keywords: Morton Block
Item 110531
Day's Jewelers, Portland, ca. 1950
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1950 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print
Item 100214
Alexander W. Longfellow site drawing, Portland, 1838
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1838-10-28 Location: Portland Media: Ink and pencil on paper
Item 87359
Morton property, N.E. End, Long Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Mabel F. Morton Use: Dwelling
Item 87367
Morton property, E. End, Long Island, Portland, 1924
Owner in 1924: Annie A. Morton Use: Summer Dwelling
Exhibit
Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - Streetscape, 1790-1930
"In its place was the Morton Block, built in 1826. It probably was two stories with a gable roof. The block consisted of five bays of commercial…"
Exhibit
MHS in Pictures: exploring our first 200 years
Two years after separating from Massachusetts, Maine leaders—many who were part of the push for statehood—also separated from Massachusetts Historical Society, creating the Maine Historical Society in 1822. The legislation signed on February 5, 1822 positioned MHS as the third-oldest state dedicated historical organization in the nation. The exhibition features MHS's five locations over the institution's two centuries, alongside images of leaders who have steered the organization through pivotal times.
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Declines - 1857 to 1861
"Brown, Joshua Morton, J. O. Cushing, William Singer, Lemuel Strout, Burgess and O’Brien, Samuel Watts, Gilchrest, Stetson & Gerry, James Creighton…"
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857
"A ship built by Joshua and Charles Morton in Morton’s shipyard on Water Street was sold for an Australian packet and netted $85,000 in profits…"
